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= Session Title: Moral Theology III – Sexual Ethics =

== Opening Prayer ==
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== references/sources ==
* Gn. 1-3
* CCC 1762-1770; 2331-2391
* U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults, pp 403-ff
* Conoboy, Rev. Shawn.  Towards a Masculine Spirituality in the Teachings of John Paul II. Roma: Teresianum, 2007.
* (Conoboy’s analysis/description of Wojtyla’s Acting Person)<br>
For Further Reading
* West, Chrisopher. Theology of the Body Explained
* See also [http://www.christopherwest.com  www.christopherwest.com]

== Content ==
* 	The nuptial meaning of the body. Person as relation. With self. Transcending from natura to persona by action:
** At the level of nature, we react to stimuli received.  By action, we self-possess and transcend to the level of the person.  The ultimate act of self-possession is self gift (i.e. sacrifice)
** In relation to others
** In relation to God
** The artistic vision of the body… the vision of the Creator as he beholds the beauty of his creation.  
*** Original to Genesis
*** Marred by the entry of shame into the picture
** Redemption of the body and its nuptial meaning in the perfect gift of Christ on the Cross
*** Preserved and modeled in the Sacraments (esp. Eucharist, Marriage and Holy Orders)
*** Maintained by the virtues of chastity and purity of heart
**** CCC definitions
**** Focus on the integration that is achieved in chastity… and the life-long dimension of it.
**** First context for living of these virtues: friendship
**** Sins against chastity (CCC 2351-ff)

== Closing Prayer ==
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== Terms ==
* [[Glossary#XX | XX]]

== Cultural Applications ==
== Homework for next session ==

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